There are 10 ways to get from Cherbourg to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
9h 13m$175–385Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BVA - SOF
10h 30m$120–436Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
34h 19m$272–492Drive 2,491.8 km
- Drive from Cherbourg to Sofiacar 2,491.8 km
23h 35m$447–645Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RNS - SOF
28h 34m$208–484Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CFR - SOF
11h 13m$209–747Train, bus
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
42h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
44h 50m$191–292Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
45h 40mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cherbourg to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
28h 29m$480–670
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Sofia is to train and bus and fly which costs $120 - $440 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $170 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Cherbourg to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg-Gare and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Rennes and Karlsruhe Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 50m.
The distance between Cherbourg and Sofia is 2165 km. The road distance is 2491.8 km.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 34h 19m and costs $270 - $500.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Cherbourg to Sofia, including transfers.
Cherbourg to Sofia bus services, operated by Cap Cotentin, depart from Cherbourg-Gare station.
Cherbourg to Sofia bus services, operated by Cap Cotentin, arrive at Rennes-Gare Routiere station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cherbourg to Sofia is 2492 km. It takes approximately 23h 35m to drive from Cherbourg to Sofia.
There are 2283+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Cherbourg, Normandy, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Rennes-Gare Routiere, Rennes, and Karlsruhe Central Bus Station in around 44h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- [email protected]
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- $2
- On board ticket
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
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